Published 4:01 pm, Friday, August 29, 2014

The commission OK'd $7.5 million for overlay and to add a continuous left turn lane along US 69 from Texas 327 to Ellis Drive. APAC was awarded the project, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation.

In Jefferson County, $2.3 million was awarded for SCR Construction Co., Inc. to perform cable maintenance on the Veterans Memorial Bridge between Port Arthur and Bridge City, the release said. More than $383,000 was also approved for APAC to construct a sidewalk in Beaumont on the west side of US 69 from Lucas to Dowlen, TxDOT reported.

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"We're pleased to see these projects moving forward," said Tucker Ferguson, TxDOT district engineer for the Beaumont District in a prepared statement. "These projects are directly linked to TxDOT's first two goals, safety and addressing congestion."

Construction is expected to begin for all three projects by the end of 2014, the release said.